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"IF APPLICABLE LAW PREVENTS A DISPUTE FROM BEING RESOLVED IN A CALIFORNIA COURT, THEN CUSTOMER MAY FILE THE DISPUTE IN CUSTOMER'S LOCAL COURTS.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “IF APPLICABLE LAW PREVENTS A DISPUTE FROM BEING RESOLVED IN A CALIFORNIA COURT, THEN CUSTOMER MAY FILE THE DISPUTE IN CUSTOMER'S LOCAL COURTS.”
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